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EyeLock Launches the Only Iris Recognition Technology to Work from 60 cm away, with Glasses, Contacts and Daylight

Technology breakthrough paves the way for wide adoption across mobile, automotive and edge-of-network devices.

EyeLock LLC, a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, today announced new technology that authenticates identities at distances of 60 cm, with glasses, contact lenses and daylight.Â The technology is architected for implementation across smartphones and mobile devices, as well as automotive, healthcare and other edge-of-network applications. EyeLock's technology represents a breakthrough in proprietary software, security, algorithms and optics, and delivers the most secure, reliable and user-friendly capabilities available in the market today â€“ outperforming the iris recognition solutions available from Samsung, Fujitsu and Microsoft Lumia.

With the rapid proliferation of biometric modalities across IoT devices, EyeLock's new technology addresses the growing demand for increased security protocols for devices and the use case applications that power the world we live in.Â The technology benefits OEM licensees and the market-at-large, including financial services, healthcare, automotive, enterprise and government sectors, by delivering a solution to mitigate security threats while providing consumers a more convenient way to transact.

"EyeLock's new technology is a significant scientific breakthrough in iris recognition and will be leveraged as a utility across edge-of-network devices," said Jim Demitrieus, Chief Executive Officer of EyeLock.Â "Our new technology has now surpassed all other iris recognition solutions and solves the usability and security impediments that have long been an obstacle for mass-market adoption. EyeLock offers the only iris recognition technology today that works at a distance of 60 cm, with glasses, contacts and daylight, all without compromising security or ease of use," he said.

EyeLock is one of the only biometric companies in the world to own and control the entire software and algorithm stack, providing dual-eye authentication, an unmatched security architecture and anti-spoofing technology.